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begripe

Begripe (verb) means to lay hold of; apprehend; grip; grasp.

verb
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To lay hold of; apprehend; grip; grasp.
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Etymology

From Middle English begripen, bigripen, from Old English begrīpan (“to grip, seize, lay hold of; chide”), from Proto-West Germanic *bigrīpan. Equivalent to be- (“around, about”) + gripe.

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"begripe" (verb) means to lay hold of; apprehend; grip; grasp.

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